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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

oooooowwwwwwwwwwwww

I have had this brutal cough for what feels like forever
so am pretty much adjusted to it. However
last Saturday afternoon I unexpectedly coughed while standing unsupported.I don’t know what happened but it felt like a
knife went through the right side of my chest and came out the back.It literally took my breath away. I was
hoping it would fade quickly so carried on with my day but within an hour I was
at Emerg.I was there for over 5
hours.That included an ECG to rule out
heart problem which I was not aware was an issue.They also did a chest x-ray.The final verdict was inconclusive; it is either a pulled muscle OR a
torn muscle OR a cracked rib.Rib cracks
don’t generally show up on x-ray until they start to heal.From my personal experience I am fairly sure
the rib is cracked.At any rate it hurts
like stink … I spent most of Monday lazing about but it was still very painful Tuesday morning so I booked off for the day. I went in to work on Wednesday but was very sore so I booked 1/2 day vacation for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Hopefully that will help me get past the worst of this.

Wow sounds painful for sure..I can't imagine coughing and breaking something. I have had bronchitis and thought I was going to cough up a lung though..very tiring. Hope you rest up and heal up too. Take care :-)